Container assembly



p l 1941- M. -Mcl. DUKEHART, JR

CONTAINER ASSEMBLY Filed May 17, 1939 O I I I I l I. l I l l n u Patented Apr. 8, 1941 dumrso' STATES,,-P AT-ENT OFFICE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY Morton McI. Dukehart ln, New Rochelle, N. Y., assignor to (lontinentalflan Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 17, 1939, Serial No. 274,263

1 Claim. e 220-23) This invention relates to a container assembly for a shoe polish kit comprising a metallic box containing shoe polish or shoe-paste and having associated therewith a metallic container designed to hold a shoe brush, paste dauber and possibly a polishing rag.

I-Ieretofore, it has been customary to provide shoe polish kits wherein the shoe polish cans are packed in cardboard boxes together with the brush and other polishing equipment, the cardboard box serving as a storage receptacle for the various articles. This construction is objectionable since the outer box is subject to constant use and being constructed of cardboard is easily destructible, thus limiting the useful life of the kit. A further objection resides in the fact that, the cover for the outer storage box is generally a friction cover, thus being readily detachable, permitting the contents to be scattered or lost.

Thus, the primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved shoe polish kit which entirely eliminates the aforementioned disadvantages. The present invention accomplishes the above object by providing a relatively large metallic can to which the conventional shoe polish can is detachably secured, the polish can functioning as a cover for the large can. The polish can carries the usual prying lever and is so posi- .tioned with respect to the large can that the lever, in addition to its usual function of prying oft the polish can lid, may also serve to pry the polish can from the large container.

Further objects of the present invention are to provide a shoe polish kit which is economical in use, attractive in appearance and practical as an advertising medium. When the paste in the shoe polish can is consumed, the can may be discarded and a new one purchased which may be used in combination with the large container in exactly the same manner as the original shoe polish can. The large container, while being extremely handy to use, would serve as a permanent receptacle for the polishing equipment, and at the same time, through its lithography, keep the manufacturers name before the eye of the user.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the assembled shoe polish kit.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional detail of the upper portion of the assembled units taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the upper part of the assembly showing partial separation of the units."

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of the upper portion of the assembly taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional detail of the upper portion of a slightly modified assembly.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral Ill designates the large container for receiving the polishing equipment. For convenience, this container will hereinafter be referred to as the brush container. Said container comprises an elongated body portion formed of metal, closed at its lower end and provided with an inwardly folded upper edge H. The outer surface of the container may be suitably lithographed with any desired form of indicia.

The upper end of container II is further provided with a reinforcing bead l2 and a substantially rectangular cut out portion I3, whose lower edge 14 is closely adjacent to the bead l2 for a purpose to be described.

The shoe polish can I5 is of standard construction and comprises a shallow paste receiving body portion [6 and a tight friction cover H. The can includes the usual bead 3 against which the cover I! seats, and a prying lever l9 rotatably secured to the wall of the can body by arivet 20. The lever includes shoulders 2| having operating fingers 22 for turning the lever. The lever is so mounted as to be capable of rotation in either direction, bringing the corresponding shoulder into contact with the cover flange 23, causing separation ofthe lid from the body regardless of the tightness of fit.

The body [6 of the shoe polish can is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced projections 24 which are adapted to snap under the edge of flange II for securely locking the shoe polish can to the brush container. The projections may be in the form of dimples integrally struck from the body of the can as herein shown or may be in the formof separate projections such as drops of solder joined to the body wall of a conventional shoe polish can. Since the can I0 is formed of metal which is substantially flexible, the projections may snap past the flange l I without causing any permanent distortion of the can body. As seen in Figure 4, the bead l8 limits the inward movement of body IS with respect to container l0.

In the modified form disclosed in Figure 5, the upper edge of the large container is outwardly curled and the container 16 is held in the upper end of the container III by a tight friction fit.

In this form of the invention, the spaced projections are eliminated. In all otherrespects, the construction may be the same as the assembly shown in Figure 1.

In the use of the kit, the various units may be separated from each other by a simple turn of the lever I 9. As seen in Figures 1 and 3, turning of the lever l9 forces one of the shoulders 2| to impinge against flange 23 causing separation of the lid from can I5, at the same time the other shoulder 2| impinges against edge I4 causing separation of can I5 from container l0. Thus 'a" simultaneous separation of the units results from a simple turn of the lever. The bead [2 being closely adjacent to edge I4 acts as a reinforcement to prevent distortion of said edge. After use, the parts are readily reassembled as shown in Figure 1. paste in can l5, the same can be discarded and replaced by a filled can of like construction.

Thus, it will be seen that the construction herein shown and described is well adapted to accomplish the objects of the present invention.

Upon exhaustion of the-supply of posed wholly within the recess in said container,

said can lid and said container each having a bead, said beads being spaced and lying on opposite sides of and adjacent the lever and so disposed relative thereto that upon rotation of said lever the shoulders will simultaneously contact said beads and separate the lid from the can and the can from the container.

MORTON MCI. DUKEHAR'II, JR. 

